Each patient receives an individualized initial evaluation, hands-on approach to therapy and patient education. We communicate with your physician and send patient progress reports on a regular basis to ensure your physician is aware of your condition.

As occupational therapists, we are educated in the physical aspects of an injury or condition and the psychological affects this might have on a patient. Our goal is to treat the whole person, not just the injury or the condition.

Occupational hand therapy services are available at all four Winchester Hospital/Orthopaedics Plus locations:

Winchester: 781-729-8833

Woburn: 781-932-8866

Wilmington: 978-988-6027

Reading: 781-944-6564

“Six Weeks to a Better Grip” Program

The Winchester Hospital/Orthopaedics Plus “Six Weeks to a Better Grip” program can help you improve use of your hands.

Osteoarthritis, sometimes referred to as degenerative arthritis, causes deterioration of cartilage. In the hand, osteoarthritis most often affects the small joints of the fingers and the base of the thumb, which causes progressive loss of function often making it impossible to maintain your favorite activities and in some cases your independence.

We often hear patients say, “I didn’t know anything could be done for arthritis.” It is generally accepted cartilage cannot be restored once it has deteriorated. However, that doesn’t mean you cannot restore hand function.

Despite your diagnosis of osteoarthritis, improving range of motion and strength and learning how to protect your joints will lead to improving functional use of your hands. Also, this often reduces inflammation and decreases pain which can stop the rapid advancement of osteoarthritis. The sooner you learn how to care for your hands, the better your prognosis.

Winchester Hospital is recognized as one of the area’s most prominent obstetric hospitals, offering a 24-hour laborist program and a Special Care Nursery for newborns in need of specialized medical care.